Odester J. Blair
Feb. 20, 1911-Nov. 10, 1994
NILES - Odester J. Blair, 83, of 2314 Caruthers St., died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the home of a daughter in Kalamazoo. Mr. Blair was a retired drill press operator at Clark Equipment Co., Buchanan. He was born Feb. 20, 1911, in Nashville, Tenn. He married Roberta Tiggs, who preceded him in death. Surviving are five daughters, Katherine Moore and Arlene Gray, both of Chicago Heights, Ill., Wilma Jean Reed of Los Angeles, Bayyinah Muhammad of Kalamazoo and Vernessa Dotson of Niles; five sons, Blair and Robert, both of Los Angeles, Charles of Chicago Heights, Yamini Abdullah of Niles and Dorise Blair of Grand Rapids; 37 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and a sister, Louise Curry of Detroit.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Pifer-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
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